Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra are breaking down their dispute with their 15-year-old daughter Carly‘s adoptive parents.
The Teen Mom stars—who placed Carly up for adoption in 2009, before welcoming kids Nova, 10, Vaeda, 6, and Rya, 3, together in their adult years—detailed how they fell out with Teresa Davis and Brandon Davis.
According to Catelynn, it all began with photos of Carly that she and Tyler shared from a visit with the teen two years ago.
“It was all of us walking and it was the back of us,” Catelynn described the pic on the April 1 episode of PodcastOne’s Cate & Ty: Break It Down. “And then Tyler posted one—where it was him, Carly and Nova, and it was the back of them.”
She and her husband, both 33, said Teresa and Brandon confronted them about the pictures even though they had allegedly agreed that it was OK to post. As Tyler explained, “They said, ‘Only the back of her head. If you can’t see her face, we’re fine with it.'”
Their relationship Teresa and Brandon allegedly took a turn for the worse when they started planning their next visit with Carly. Catelynn said Teresa shut down the idea of summer get-together, to which she responded with a text expressing her disappointment in the situation.
“She got upset with me that I said that,” Catelynn continued, explaining how communication from Teresa soon petered off. “She just came back with, ‘The way you speak about us isn’t nice, so we’re not going to be responding for a while.'”
Eventually, Catelynn said she and Tyler found out through their adoption counselor that Teresa and Brandon had cut off contact. Per the MTV stars, they are now not allowed to send gifts to Carly, who they said they haven’t seen in two years.
“How am I going to stop and withhold an expression of love to the child when it’s been happening for 15 years,” Tyler argued on the podcast. “It’s all Carly’s ever known.”
He continued, “Before being blocked, we just wanted to know if what we’re doing is harming Carly or not. Is it her? Is she saying, ‘Hey, I don’t want to see pictures of my sisters, it’s hurting me. I don’t want to get gifts.'”
And that’s the reason Catelynn and Tyler are now being so candid about their estrangement from Carly’s adoptive parents.
“If Carly has a chance to see that we never stopped trying, she deserves to know that,” Catelynn explained. “It’s bringing awareness to everybody involved in the adoption.”
E! News has reached out to Teresa and Brandon for comment but hasn’t heard back.
Read on to see Catelynn and Tyler’s family moments with their kids…
Snow Fun
Do you want to build a snowman? Just ask Tyler Balitierra and his three daughters Nova, Vaeda and Rya—who he shares with Teen Mom‘s Catelynn Lowell—as they headed out for some winter fun in 2024.
Young Parents
In 2009, Catelyn and Tyler welcomeddaughter Carly, who they placed in an open adaption.
Biggest Cheerleaders
The couple cheered on their daughter Nova at a cheerleading competition in 2023.
Christmas Time
Nova, Vaeda and Rya all gathered under the Christmas tree in 2023.
Father-Daughter Time
“I can’t believe how fast she’s growing,” Tyler shared on Instagram when celebrating Nova’s last day of school in 2019. “Watching her grow up is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever witnessed & being her father is literally a dream come true! She’s growing into such a beautiful, independent & fierce little girl & I can’t wait to see what next year holds for her!”
Kisses for Days
There’s nothing quite like a sibling bond. Fortunately, Catelynn captured this candid moment between Nova and Vaeda on social media in 2019.
Dad’s Best Friends
“Blessed beyond belief that I had these 2 beautiful girls under my arms for date night last night!” Tyler shared on Instagram in 2019 after enjoying a quite night in.
Sisterly Bond
When celebrating Carly‘s 10th birthday in 2019, Tyler shared a special photo of his eldest daughter he placed up for adoption with his wife with their daughter Nova.
“10 years ago…your life changed so many others for the better & has blessed more lives than I can count, ” he wrote. “We love you so much & hopefully get to see you soon baby girl. Happy Birthday Carly! #Adoption.”
Nova and Me
How is it being a big sister to Vaeda? Based on this photo, life is pretty darn sweet!
Big Sister Duties
“The love I have for these girls is SO unbelievably HUGE!!” Catelynn wrote on Instagram in 2019. “I’m so blessed to be the mommy to them!!!”
In Awe
Tyler, Catelynn and Nova all look on in fascination at fireworks on July 4, 2017.
